Junior Buyer - Hand tools and Tool Storage

ENGINEERINGUK; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Junior Buyer - Hand tools and Tool Storage

Sector: Supply Chain and Procurement
Role: Entry Level
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Overview
This is a 13 month contract
We're Kingfisher, a team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!

We're recruiting for a forward-thinking Junior Buyer (internally known as Junior Product Lead) within the Hand Tools & Workwear team. This role supports the development of affordable and sustainable innovation in OEB (Own Exclusive Brands), to be more agile in new product development and be more impactful on performance.

What's the job

• Support the Product Lead to manage all selected OEB projects and ranges from concept and range construction through to delivery.
• Identify commercial potential for the OEB range by analysing relevant data, trends & industry insights and utilising to create, deliver and maintain a more customer-centric, relevant, and right-sized range construction.
• Partner with the Product Lead on identifying New Product Development opportunities, inputting into eligibility criteria, and using the Business direction.
• Ensure the Product Lead is kept up to date with current project milestones & KPIs.
• Work with the Product Lead to lead a cross-functional expert team (Sourcing, designers, engineers, Quality, Brand, Packaging etc.) across OEB Range development and validation.

What you'll bring

• Previous industry and product knowledge experience within a retail environment, with general knowledge of OEB brands and products.
• Effectively manage relationships with stakeholders through exceptional communication, influence and stakeholder management skills within a complex matrix organisation.
• Proven ability to build cross-functional relationships at all levels.
• Ability to analyse multiple commercial and customer insights and draw insight, leading to commercial recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills to draw insight from a variety of commercial and customer data points and identify trends.

Our Values

Be Customer Focused - constantly improving our customers' experience

• I listen to my customers.
• I use available data to help make decisions.

Be Human - acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing.
• I am respectful.

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas.
• I try new things and share my learnings.

Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative.
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20.

Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship.
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn.

Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions.
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role.

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements. In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.